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AP Source: Lance Armstrong Met Banned Doctor Before 2010 Tour

Apr 15th 2011 – 6:51PM

ROME -- Lance Armstrong and a banned Italian physician have met repeatedly in Europe since severing formal ties in 2004, including as recently as last year before Armstrong's final Tour de France, a high-ranking Italian law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Friday. Michele Ferrari was cleared in 2006 of...

Lance Armstrong Retires for Good

By FanHouse NewswireFeb 16th 2011 – 9:53AM

Lance Armstrong is calling this one "Retirement 2.0." Almost a month after finishing 65th in his last competitive race in Australia, and nearly six years removed from the last of an unprecedented seven straight Tour de France titles, the 39-year-old cyclist made clear there is no reset button this time. This time, he's...

Lance Armstrong Makes It Official With 'Retirement 2.0'

Feb 16th 2011 – 6:46AM

Lance Armstrong is calling this one "Retirement 2.0." Almost a month after finishing 65th in his last competitive race in Australia, and nearly six years removed from the last of an unprecedented seven straight Tour de France titles, the 39-year-old cyclist made clear there is no reset button this time. This time, he's...

Top Dogs Strut Their Stuff at Westminster

Feb 14th 2011 – 7:57PM
Jeff Christensen, AP

Jeff Christensen, AP

NEW YORK - Lance Armstrong leaned forward in his seat, trying to get a better look at the competition. This was his first Westminster - a Tour de French bulldogs, fox terriers and all other canine champions - and he was focused at America's No. 1 pooch pageant. Flanked by his twin 9-year-old daughters, Isabelle and Grace,...

Unequal Technologies Signs Michael Vick: 4 Other Disgraced Athletes Who Got Endorsement Deals

By Mary Phillips-SandyJan 26th 2011 – 4:54PM

Corporate forgiveness, it seems, isn't always so hard to come by. Nearly a year and a half after being released from prison for running an illegal dogfighting ring, Michael Vick has landed an endorsement deal with Unequal Technologies. The sports equipment company is betting that Vick can entice people to think about its...

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California Ballot Fight Pits Lance Armstrong Against Big Tobacco

By aaron.sankin@huffingtonpost.com(Aaron Sankin) May 23rd 2012 - 05:37PM

Cycling icon Lance Armstrong has, at various points in his life, played the parts of both David and Goliath.

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WATCH: Gavin Newsom's Show Debuts

By aaron.sankin@huffingtonpost.com(Aaron Sankin) May 21st 2012 - 05:18PM

On Sunday, California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom suffered the indignity of being stuck on the runway for hours waiting for his United flight to take him back to the West Coast after filming an episode of " This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

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The Business of the Swim-Bike-Run

By Neda Talebian Funk May 08th 2012 - 04:38PM

After experiencing several injuries over my years of marathon training, my husband convinced me to try a triathlon.

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Laverne H. Bardy: Don't Say a Word

By Laverne H. Bardy May 08th 2012 - 02:37PM

Have you noticed that the craze today is to reveal as much about ourselves as possible without uttering a word?

lance armstrong News From the Web

  • 06/03/12 Lance Armstrong Wins Second 70.3-Mile Ironman... Source: Bloomberg.com Lance Armstrong , the seven-time Tour de France cycling champion, won his second Half Ironman triathlon race in two weeks.
  • 06/03/12 In California, a Battle Over a Plan for $1-a-Pack... Source: The New York Times - New York NY An array of health and anticancer groups has rallied behind a ballot initiative to impose a $1-a-pack cigarette tax to finance cancer research.
  • 06/02/12 Cycling salute Source: Plainview Daily Herald - Plainview TX As I was interviewing exceptional duathlete and former Floydada resident Brad Saens for my feature story this week, I couldn't help thinking back to my first full-time job after college.
  • 05/23/12 California Ballot Fight Pits Lance Armstrong Against... Source: The Huffington Post - Local Cycling icon Lance Armstrong has, at various points in his life, played the parts of both David and Goliath.
  • 05/21/12 WATCH: Gavin Newsom's Show Debuts Source: The Huffington Post - Local On Sunday, California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom suffered the indignity of being stuck on the runway for hours waiting for his United flight to take him back to the West Coast after filming an episode of " This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

Background on lance armstrong

Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times after having survived testicular cancer.

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